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Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment: An overview of the MERIT program

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Authors: Martire, Kristy A, Larney, Sarah
Publishers: NSW Department of the Attorney General

The Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment (MERIT) program is a New South Wales court-based scheme targeting adult defendants appearing before a participating Local Court who have a demonstrable illicit drug […]

Sexual assault against Indigenous children : New South Wales 2003-2007

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Authors: NSW Attorney General's Department: Crime Prevention Division
Publishers: NSW Department of the Attorney General

Child sexual assault in Indigenous communities has previously been identified as a significant problem. This bulletin analyses recorded crime data in New South Wales over the period 2003 to 2007. […]

Family courts violence review

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Authors: Chisholm, Richard
Publishers: Australian Department of the Attorney-General

The review was established to assess the appropriateness of the legislation, practices and procedures that apply in cases where family violence is an issue and, in particular, to consider whether […]

Auditor General’s Report Performance Audit: Helping Aboriginal Defendants through MERIT: NSW Attorney General?s Department, NSW Department of Health, NSW Police Force

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Authors: The Audit Office of New South Wales
Publishers: NSW Audit Office

This report evaluates the participation of Aboriginal people in the NSW Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment program (MERIT). Launched as a pilot program in 2000 in Lismore, NSW, MERIT has […]

Family violence in Indigenous communities

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Authors: Calma, Tom
Publishers: Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration Family Violence Conferece

Tom Calma presents his speech at the AIJA Family Violence Conference in Brisbane. Family violence is defined in context to kinship in Indigenous communities. The complexities of Indigenous family structure […]

Policing substance abuse in Indigenous communities : report from a workshop held in Mildura, Victoria, 5-6 August 2008

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Authors: Willis, Matthew J
Publishers: Australian Institute of Criminology

This report outlines the results of a workshop that was held in Mildura, Victoria on 5 and 6 August 2008. The theme of the workshop was ‘policing substance abuse in […]

Pornography awareness : a process of engagement with Northern Territory Indigenous communities

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Authors: Bryant, Colleen, Willis, Matthew J
Publishers: Australian Institute of Criminology

In 2007, concerns about the exposure of Indigenous children to pornography and links between the use of pornography and sexual abuse of children led the Northern Territory Attorney-General to approach […]

Experimental estimates and projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 1991 to 2021

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Authors: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Publishers: Australian Bureau of Statistics

This publication contains experimental estimates and projections of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) population of Australia and the states and territories for 30 June 1991 to 30 June […]

Child protection and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

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Authors: Berlyn, Claire, Bromfield, Leah M
Publishers: Australian Institute of Family Studies

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are over-represented in child protection and out-of-home care services compared to other children and have been since the first data collation in 1990. In […]

Family violence, help-seeking and the close-knit Aboriginal community : lessons for mainstream service provision

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Authors: Lumby, Bronwyn, Farrelly, Terri
Publishers: Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse

Examination of Aboriginal help-seeking behaviour for family violence can provide critical insights to developing appropriate responses. This paper examines attitudes and experiences regarding help-seeking by Aboriginal people affected by family […]